Police: New Haven Man Ran Up $20,000 In Fraudulent Charges On 95-Year Old Woman's Credit Cards

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Generic Credit Cards. (CNN photo)

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New Haven man went $20,000 spending spree on 95-year old woman's credit cards, police said

NORTH HAVEN - A New Haven man is facing charges of first-degree larceny and third-degree identify theft after police said he opened nine credit card accounts using the identity of a 95-year old woman and ran up more than $20,000 in charges.

Police said the elderly woman, who was not identified, discovered the charges when a collection agency contacted her about a delinquent account in 2014.

A police investigation determined that Thomas Anastasio, of New Haven, used the woman's personal information to open nine separate credit card accounts in her name and then charged more than $20,000 on the cards.

Anastasio was charged with first-degree larceny and third-degree identity theft and will be arraigned on the charges on Feb. 19 at Meriden Superior Court.

The relationship between Anastasio and the elderly woman was not specified.